The central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that India has appointed a new mediator to negotiate the release of Nimisha Priya, who has been jailed for murder in Yemen.

The Supreme Court was hearing a petition seeking directions for the Centre to engage diplomatic channels to secure the release of Nimisha Priya. She was convicted in 2017 for the murder of Talal Abdo Mahdi, a Yemeni citizen.

When the court asked whether the mediator was KA Paul, who previously mediated the matter with Yemeni authorities, the Centre clarified that it was not him. But there is no clarification regarding who the new mediator was.

The counsel for the petitioner organisation, Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council', which supports the Kerala woman legally, said the execution has been sta

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